DC

Based on 2024 legislative changes, we did the following:

• In our D.C. Extreme Risk Protection Order section:
  • Revised Who can file for an extreme risk protection order? to add that a petitioner can include:
    • someone with whom the respondent sought to have an intimate, dating, or sexual relationship; and
    • any sworn member of a law enforcement agency operating in the District of Columbia.
  • Revised What types of orders are there? How long do they last? to add that service of the petition does not have to be made by a police officer; and that an ex parte order can be extended for longer than 14 days if all parties agree.
  • Revised Can I renew an extreme risk protection order? to add that the court’s notification that the order will be expiring must be in writing.
• In our D.C. Gun Laws section:
  • Revised I am a victim of domestic violence and the abuser has a gun. Is that legal? and If the abuser has been convicted of a crime, can s/he keep or buy a gun? to add that a conviction for stalking or attempted stalking disqualify someone from having a firearm.

Spanish coming soon.